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911. HCIA Complex/High-Risk Patient Targeting: Second Annual Report - Resources
Date: Mar 2016

Second annual evaluations of 23 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on patients with medically complex conditions at high risk for hospitalization, re-hospitalization, emergency department visits, or nursing home stays. Several projects serve rural areas, offering caregiver education and support, telehealth services, and various care coordination approaches. Discusses common experiences of grantees serving rural areas, as well as profiles of each project.

...telehealth services, and various care coordination approaches. Discusses common experiences of grantees serving rural areas...

912. Changes in Healthcare Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes 2 Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Examines changes in healthcare service use by people with diabetes over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2018-2021 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiary data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of month-by-month and year-by-year changes in usage of telehealth and inpatient services.

...telehealth and inpatient services. --- Changes in Healthcare Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes 2 Years...

913. Mental Health Outcomes Among Patients Living in US Counties Lacking Broadband Access and Psychiatrists - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Presents a study on mental health access for people who live in counties without psychiatrists and broadband coverage. Discusses the expansion of telehealth services for mental healthcare and consultation. Aims to evaluate mental health access in mostly rural counties with a workforce shortage and a lack of broadband access.

...telehealth services for mental healthcare and consultation. Aims to evaluate mental health access in mostly...

914. Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Blog post discussing the impact of rural hospital closures on rural maternal and infant health outcomes. Identifies risk-appropriate strategies to ensure the provision of maternal and infant healthcare at facilities that best meet each individual's level of health risk. Covers birthing centers, hub-and-spoke models, and telehealth models to preserve access to care.

...telehealth models to preserve access to care. --- Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal...

915. Adaptations and Innovations for Delivering Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Aug 2022

Examines disruptions and adaptations in delivering mental health and substance use treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including benefits and challenges of telehealth adoption. Discusses changes to substance use disorder (SUD) and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment during the pandemic and remaining challenges related to access to remote services.

...telehealth adoption. Discusses changes to substance use disorder (SUD) and medication for opioid use disorder...

916. Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography for Teleophthalmology Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Rural and Urban Clinics - Resources
Date: Feb 2014

Examines the diagnostic value of telehealth for eye exams to screen for diabetic retinopathy in remote California tribal reservations compared to patients seen in person at an urban University of California Davis medical clinic. Includes data and statistics for urban versus rural and optic conditions present.

...telehealth for eye exams to screen for diabetic retinopathy in remote California tribal reservations compared...

917. Comparison of In-Person vs. Telebehavioral Health Outcomes from Rural Populations Across America - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines the efficacy of 2 federal behavioral health grant programs in reducing depression and anxiety in patients, comparing telehealth and in-person modalities in rural areas. Analyzes data from 1,514 patients participating in grant programs between 2017 and 2021 and their associated behavioral health modality. Includes demographic breakdowns by age, sex, and insurance status, among other measures.

...telehealth and in-person modalities in rural areas. Analyzes data from 1,514 patients participating...

918. Active vs Traditional Methods of Recruiting Children for a Clinical Trial in Rural Primary Care Clinics: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Discusses the effectiveness of active recruitment versus traditional recruitment for enrolling rural youth with overweight or obesity in a group behavioral telehealth intervention. Compares the use of direct engagement with pediatric patients at a clinic against the posting of flyers at a clinic and utilizing social media and press releases, with recruiting beginning in February 2020.

...telehealth intervention. Compares the use of direct engagement with pediatric patients at a clinic against...

919. Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Resources
Date: 2018

A guide to help primary care providers, practices, and healthcare systems manage patients who are on long-term opioid therapy. Provides an evidence-based prescribing guideline, quality improvement measures, and practice-level care coordination strategies. Appendix F provides examples of comprehensive management approaches, including discussion of telehealth approaches that could be used in rural communities.

...telehealth approaches that could be used in rural communities. --- Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing...

920. Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Presents results of a survey of home health agencies (HHAs) conducted between September through December 2021 to explore the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses challenges related to staffing, infection control, the use of telehealth, and the adequacy of emergency preparedness plans, as well as challenges specific to rural HHAs. Provides recommendations for how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can help HHAs prepare for and respond to current and future infectious disease outbreaks and changes to the home healthcare landscape.

...telehealth, and the adequacy of emergency preparedness plans, as well as challenges specific to rural...